Nineteenth century features on land adjacent to 73 Springfield Road (EHER 80843)
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Summary
Archaeological features of 19th and 20th century date were identified in all six trenches and included agricultural or horticultural and garden soil horizons, part of the brick foundation of a 19th century greenhouse or hothouse, the slight remains of a brick-built garden path, a cobbled yard surface, a large pit or tree throw, some smaller pits or postholes and a sewer pipe. An undated ditch and three undated pits/postholes were also recorded.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7125 0683 (66m by 84m) |
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Type and Period
- LAYER (Early 19th century to Late 20th century - 1801 AD (between) to 2000 AD (between))
- (Alternate Type) BUILDING (Early 19th century to Late 20th century - 1801 AD (between) to 2000 AD (between))
- GLASSHOUSE (Early 19th century to Late 20th century - 1801 AD (between) to 2000 AD (between))
- COBBLED SURFACE (Early 19th century to Late 20th century - 1801 AD (between) to 2000 AD (between))
- GARDEN PATH (Early 19th century to Late 20th century - 1801 AD (between) to 2000 AD (between))
- TREE THROW (Early 19th century to Late 20th century - 1801 AD (between) to 2000 AD (between))
- PIT (Early 19th century to Late 20th century - 1801 AD (between) to 2000 AD (between))
- SEWER (Early 19th century to Late 20th century - 1801 AD (between) to 2000 AD (between))
- PIT (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
Description
September 2020. Trial trenching.
Archaeological deposits and features of 19th and 20th century date were identified in all six trenches. They included agricultural or horticultural and garden soil horizons, part of the brick foundation of a 19th century greenhouse or hothouse, the slight remains of a brick-built garden path, a cobbled yard surface, a large pit or tree throw, some smaller pits or postholes and a sewer pipe.
An undated ditch, running close to and parallel with Springfield Road, and three undated small pits/postholes in the same area of the site, provided the only possible evidence for land use prior to the post-medieval period. <1>
Finds
- SHERD / BEAKER / JAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SHERD / BEAKER / JAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SHERD / BEAKER / JAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SHERD (Mid 18th century to Late 18th century - 1750 AD to 1800 AD)
- DRAIN PIPE / ROOF TILE (19th century - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRAIN PIPE / ROOF TILE (19th century - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Undated)
- WINE BOTTLE (Mid 17th century to Late 18th century - 1633 AD to 1800 AD)
Sources
- <1> SEX76019 Evaluation Report: Heard, K.. 2020. Archaeological Evaluation: Land adjacent to 73 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex.